The Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action Aisha Jumwa will conduct a tree planting exercise to commemorate 2023 Africa Public Service Day.
The event will take place on Friday at 10 am at Lekuruki, Ngong Forest.
"The Chief Guest for the event will be the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action Hon. Aisha Jumwa Katana," reads a notice dated May 31, 2023
Last year, the public service sector planted 1,000 trees on 20th June 2022 at Ngong forestry to commence the celebrations that were marked on June 23,2022.
The national government called on Kenyans to plant more trees as a way of lessening the effects of climate change.
The Kenya Kwanza government has aimed to plant 15 billion trees by 2032.
On December 22, 2022, President Ruto launched a tree restoration programme at Ngong Hills Forest in an effort to combat the effects of climate change in the country.
The initiative, which aims to plant 15 billion trees by 2032, will work to reduce greenhouse emissions, stop and reverse deforestation, and restore 5.1 million hectares of deforested and degraded landscapes through the African Landscape Restoration Initiative.
On the same day, Ruto also planted 56 trees to mark his 56th birthday, while some counties that also participated in a similar event planted 560,000 trees.
The government has also launched a programme to distribute 1,000 tonnes of seeds to 18 seed centres across the country to raise 15 billion seedlings by 2032.
These seedlings will be grown on 10.6 million hectares of degraded forests and rangelands, with the goal of increasing Kenya’s national tree cover beyond 30 per cent.
The initiative is expected to create 320,000 direct jobs in seedling production, tree planting and maintenance, and other related efforts.
To further protect the environment, President Ruto also commissioned a test run of biodegradable potting tubing bags to replace plastic tubing bags, in fulfillment of the plastic pollution resolution adopted by the United Nations during UNEA 5.2 in Nairobi.
He also announced plans to launch an application called #JazaMiti, which will allow every Kenyan and institution to document their tree planting and monitor the growth of trees over time.
